So whenever i am done using my book, i close it up and leave. when i come back to it the fans are on full blast and my laptop is hot. i open it up and its a black screen and you have no control. i have to hard shut down the macbook and restart it. It also does this when i put it in sleep mode and then leave. anybody have any thoughts. thanks.
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Macbook Overheating when not in use
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I'd try an SMC reset. The sleep issues with the MacBook are fairly common.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/707953/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/707953/
Sounds like the laptop isn't going to sleep, maybe a hanging process or an SMC issue which Eidorian touched on.
Go to Activity Monitor (Applications-->Utilities) and in the drop down at the top change it from "My Processes" to "All Processes" and see if something is running that's not supposed to be, maybe a Print Spool or something of the like.
Go to Activity Monitor (Applications-->Utilities) and in the drop down at the top change it from "My Processes" to "All Processes" and see if something is running that's not supposed to be, maybe a Print Spool or something of the like.
heres what my activity monitor says. anything out of the ordinary?
167 Activity Monitor 2.6 5 17.24 MB 977.93 MB Intel
86 AirPort Base Station Agent 0.0 2 2.90 MB 891.04 MB Intel
121 AppleSpell.service 0.0 1 3.54 MB 601.72 MB Intel
95 ATSServer 0.0 2 4.77 MB 639.10 MB Intel
92 Dock 0.0 2 6.69 MB 890.34 MB Intel
97 Finder 0.0 8 19.41 MB 946.83 MB Intel
84 Folder Actions Dispatcher 0.0 1 2.71 MB 859.25 MB Intel
108 Growl Menu 0.0 1 4.09 MB 893.67 MB Intel
106 iChat 0.0 9 16.78 MB 968.38 MB Intel
109 iChatAgent 0.0 3 4.20 MB 855.48 MB Intel
105 iTunes Helper 0.0 2 2.29 MB 848.61 MB Intel
64 launchd 0.0 3 524.00 KB 585.74 MB Intel
24 loginwindow 0.0 3 5.57 MB 867.46 MB Intel
61 mdworker 0.0 4 3.09 MB 599.42 MB Intel
99 pboard 0.0 1 588.00 KB 586.64 MB Intel
164 Quick Look Server 0.0 5 2.61 MB 861.00 MB Intel
118 Safari 0.0 10 243.82 MB 1.28 GB Intel
90 Spotlight 0.0 2 4.01 MB 292.21 MB Intel
96 SystemUIServer 0.0 10 9.95 MB 930.07 MB Intel
91 UserEventAgent 0.0 3 2.74 MB 599.20 MB Intel
167 Activity Monitor 2.6 5 17.24 MB 977.93 MB Intel
86 AirPort Base Station Agent 0.0 2 2.90 MB 891.04 MB Intel
121 AppleSpell.service 0.0 1 3.54 MB 601.72 MB Intel
95 ATSServer 0.0 2 4.77 MB 639.10 MB Intel
92 Dock 0.0 2 6.69 MB 890.34 MB Intel
97 Finder 0.0 8 19.41 MB 946.83 MB Intel
84 Folder Actions Dispatcher 0.0 1 2.71 MB 859.25 MB Intel
108 Growl Menu 0.0 1 4.09 MB 893.67 MB Intel
106 iChat 0.0 9 16.78 MB 968.38 MB Intel
109 iChatAgent 0.0 3 4.20 MB 855.48 MB Intel
105 iTunes Helper 0.0 2 2.29 MB 848.61 MB Intel
64 launchd 0.0 3 524.00 KB 585.74 MB Intel
24 loginwindow 0.0 3 5.57 MB 867.46 MB Intel
61 mdworker 0.0 4 3.09 MB 599.42 MB Intel
99 pboard 0.0 1 588.00 KB 586.64 MB Intel
164 Quick Look Server 0.0 5 2.61 MB 861.00 MB Intel
118 Safari 0.0 10 243.82 MB 1.28 GB Intel
90 Spotlight 0.0 2 4.01 MB 292.21 MB Intel
96 SystemUIServer 0.0 10 9.95 MB 930.07 MB Intel
91 UserEventAgent 0.0 3 2.74 MB 599.20 MB Intel